Attribution Theory and Person Perception

AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to

  • A

    Overestimate the role of culture when judging strangers' behavior in groups

  • B

    Overestimate situational factors and underestimate dispositional factors when judging others' behavior

  • C

    Overestimate dispositional (personality) factors and underestimate situational factors when judging OTHERS' behavior

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  • D

    Attribute one's own successes to ability and one's own failures to bad luck

Explanation

"He's late because he's lazy" rather than "he must have hit traffic."

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